My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict!

Chapter 100

“Will you be going?” Jason asked.

Grace nodded. “But you…” She hesitated for a moment. “Do you want to go with me?”

He was quiet for a moment then said, “I have to work overtime the night before. The boss said that I will get triple the rate if I do. How about you give me the address? I will go find you the

next day.”

“All right,” Grace said.

However, she then bit her lips and said hesitantly, “But when you show up with me over there, some of my relatives might give you a hard time. When that happens, don’t mind them.””

Jay gave her a faint smile. “Don’t worry, I won’t pay any

attention to it.”

At this moment, she was the only person he cared about.

The closer it got to Thanksgiving, the fewer people would be seen on the road. Many people had already returned to their

hometowns.

Her mother’s hometown was a small town on the outskirts

of Emerald City. It was not far away, and it would only take

about an hour and a half to get there by bus. Therefore,

relatively speaking, she would have to compete for a bus

ticket home with many other people who were also looking to

get out of the city for the holiday.

While Grace was still booking the tickets, she asked Jason, “Jay,

do you have your ID card? I’ll book a ticket for you.”

had

have already booked a ticket,”

the scarf that she had been hiding in the

studied the scarf and asked.

just right,” he said. Her scent

made him feel as though he was being surrounded by her

ends of it so that you can wear it for the holidays. But it will take some more time before the gloves are

her hands as she fiddled

lifted to his.

his thumbs tracing tiny circles on her

“It’s beautiful.”

the scarf, he was looking at

the old ladies rushed to the forefront of her

Maybe this friendship could be something bigger.

of its own, her body leaned toward his.

his gaze

sucked in a

to her than

been.

wanted him. More than she

herself.

angled his head and leaned

eyes fluttered closed.

phone started ringing.

like that, the moment was shattered. If it had even been there in the

the countertop and grabbed her phone.

“Hello Lina.”

apartment during the holidays, but when she heard that Grace was going to visit her mother’s

alone?” Lina asked. No small talk. No skirting around

want her to go back home.

will go over to accompany me,” Grace said.

the relatives from your mother’s hometown are…” Lina paused mid-sentence. She knew how heartless those people were when her friend got into trouble back then. They’d not been

all fine to ride off your success and take

you fell on hard times,

point. It was true what Lina

bit of it.

Lina. I haven’t seen her since I was released from prison. I don’t know how she is now,” Grace said. “She’s the only one of them who’s been good to me, Lina. And